European Championships

2019 European SC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Get all the action from Prelims of Day 3 at the European SC Championships – Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Ilia Borodin Breaks European Junior, Russian Records in 400 IM

Ilia Borodin has broken both the European Junior Record and the Russian (all-ages) record in the 400 IM to take silver on Thursday in Glasgow.

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Benedetta Pilato Hits World Junior Record in 50 Breast at Short Course Euros

Pilato went 29.48, .07 short of her actual best time from November, which was never ratified by FINA as a world junior record.

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Arno Kamminga Torches Dutch Record In 50 Breast Prelims

Arno Kamminga blasted a new Dutch National Record in the men’s 50 breast prelims in Glasgow in a time of 26.03.

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Kira Toussaint Lowers Dutch, Championship 100 Back Record At Euro SC Prelims

Kira Toussaint moved up to fourth all-time in the women’s 100 backstroke, breaking the Dutch and Euro SC meet records in the process.

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2019 European SC Championships – Day 1 Preview & Start Lists

3 medal-caliber Italian women, including 14-year old Benedetta Pilato (above) will battle for 2 spots in the women’s 50 breast semis on Wednesday in Glasgow.

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All the Links You Need – 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will swim 5 individual races in Glasgow, where she’ll try to add to her 16 European SC gold medal career tally. See how to follow all of her races here.

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Shane Ryan says move to Ireland “bettered his future”

Ahead of European SC Championships this week, Shane Ryan explains how taking a chance and moving to Ireland has worked out for him.

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Going To Glasgow: Pellegrini, Heemskerk Highlight Women’s Freestyle

Federica Pellegrini will be seeking her sixth Euro SC title in the women’s 200 free and her first in the 400 free in Glasgow.

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Going To Glasgow: Russians In Line For Potential Sweep of Men’s Butterfly

A strong Russian squad, led by Oleg Kostin, Aleksandr Popkov, and Alexander Kudashev are all threats to win gold in the men’s butterfly events.

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Going To Glasgow: Gastaldello, Hosszu Meet In The Middle In Women’s 100 Fly

Béryl Gastaldello is the favorite in the women’s 50 fly, Katinka Hosszu leads the 200 fly, but who will win between the two in the 100?

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Rome Announced as Hosts of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships

LEN is considering the Roman Coliseum as the host of the high diving competition in 2022, which will be the first European Championships to host that event.

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Going To Glasgow: Italians, Russians Headline Women’s Breaststroke

A pair of teenagers in Benedetta Pilato of Italy and Evgeniia Chikunova of Russia come in as two of the big favorites in the women’s breaststroke events.

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Going To Glasgow: Men’s Breaststroke Field Maintains Depth Despite Absences

Despite the absences of Adam Peaty and Kirill Prigoda, the men’s breaststroke field at the European SC Championships is loaded.

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Going To Glasgow: Toussaint Looks To Take 50/100 Backstroke Double

It won’t be a path without obstacles, but Dutch woman Kira Toussaint could grab double gold in Glasgow in women’s backstroke.

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